Foundations of Science Mathematics (Paperback)

Devinder Sivia

ISBN 10: 0198797540 / ISBN 13: 9780198797548

Edité par Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2020

Paperback. Mathematics plays a key part in every quantitative and theoretical subject, and is taught to all science and engineering students. Foundations of Science Mathematics bridges the gap between school and university, and spans a large range of topics, from basic arithmetic and algebra to calculus, Fourier transforms, and elementary data analysis. Problems and worked solutions are presented in an informal and readable tutorial style, making the text accessibleto the novice, while its concise nature ensures that it is a useful reference for the experienced professional.The first edition primer and its companion 'Worked Problems' workbook arecombined in this new edition, and a new chapter on data analysis has been added to ensure the book remains as comprehensive and useful to students as possible. Foundations of Science Mathematics provides a clear, concise and accessible introduction to the maths skills required to be successful in your study of science subjects, alongside over 90 problems and worked solutions. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780198797548

Synopsis :

Mathematics plays a key part in every quantitative and theoretical subject, and is taught to all science and engineering students. Foundations of Science Mathematics bridges the gap between school and university, and spans a large range of topics, from basic arithmetic and algebra to calculus, Fourier transforms, and elementary data analysis. Problems and worked solutions are presented in an informal and readable tutorial style, making the text accessible to the novice, while its concise nature ensures that it is a useful reference for the experienced professional.

The first edition primer and its companion 'Worked Problems' workbook are combined in this new edition, and a new chapter on data analysis has been added to ensure the book remains as comprehensive and useful to students as possible.

À propos de l'auteur: Devinder S. Sivia read Natural Sciences as an undergraduate at St John's College, Cambridge, and completed a PhD with the Radio Astronomy Group at the Cavendish Laboratory. After a three-year PostDoctoral Fellowship at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the USA, he returned to England as a Staff Scientist at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. He has been teaching Mathematics to science undergraduates at St Catherine's College, and St. John's College, Oxford, for 30 years.

Joanna L. Rhodes read Chemistry as an undergraduate at St Catherine's College, Oxford and completed her DPhil at St John's College specialising in electrochemistry as part of the Compton Group of the Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory. She then went on to teach Chemistry, becoming Director of Science and Assistant Principal, at Shelley College, West Yorkshire. She is currently Director of Sixth Form at Wakefield Girls' High School, West Yorkshire.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Foundations of Science Mathematics (...
Éditeur : Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date d'édition : 2020
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : new
Edition : 2ème Édition